Mating spur gear



Oct. 20, 1931. w,' HUBBARD I 1,828,114

MATING SPUR.GEAR

Original Filed May 29. 1925 ours/0e C/FCLE.

FITCH CIRCLE Ease CIRCLE Rao T Cm. E

2001' CIR:

5565 CIRCLE 44- TEETH INVENTBR. Mum/1 ll. lluunu.

ATToRNEmone tooth bear the entire load.

Patented Oct, 20, 1 931" I v UNITED; STATES PATENT OFFICE p H. HUBBARD, O1 KUNCIE, INDIAN'A' I EATING SPUR GEAR Application Media}; 29, 1928, Serial 110. 112,522. Renewed March 7, 193}.

This invention relates-to mating involute In Fig. 1 of the drawings there is illusspur gears. trated a specific example of the invention.

The chief object of this invention is to pro- The'following table contains the data for this a; vide a pair of mating involute spur gears solution of the problem 5 each with a suitable number of teeth and 50 have the same so formed that at all times 24826 ter distance Driver Driven I there will be at least two teeth of either mating gear meshing with at least two teeth on the other gear, or conversely at no time will The chief feature of the invention conslsts 1. 791 3.3253 in the selection of special values for certain Cimmmm g 2 3 variables in mating involute spur gear funcfigff g gfglf '25160 325160 tions, whereby there will always be at least I533 Zi two pairs of teeth in contact, thereby either Full depth 3 g: 50 increasing the factor of safety over a set of g ggg et f gy substantially similar standard gears 01 ine s l active pr fil III 12260 11318 creasing the power transmission capacity $353, 31333335 33; with the same factor of safety, or -the 'reducwidth 15nd tion in size of the gear set for the same power a a5 transmission capacity and factor of safety. For a better understanding of the general The most important variables which are solution, the following definitions ormatheaifected and permit two or more teeth of one matical descriptions are given: gear to constantly vmesh or engage the teeth di t l h upon the mating gear are: the number of 6 m m P1 0 70 teeth, diametral pitch, pressure angle, the r 7 No. of teeth 4 3.1416 addendum, the center distance, and the circudi f it h i 1 i i l it h lar thickness of the teeth. a

I The selectionjof these values is dependant Pltch Fhameter equals: upon the conditions under which the gears N f t th 75 are to run, .such as the torque to be transmitted, the speed at which the set is run, the 'dlmetml pitch b ratio between the ears, center distance, num- Pressmje angle angle of q y IS the her of teeth, am? the factor of safety reangle whlch P tangent? tQthe Q i d when they are m contact at the pitch point, 80

'The full nature of the invention will he makes Wlth 311116 l g e centers of the understood from the accompanying drawg j i d. th f fl i d i ti d L1 ne of action is a line drawn through the claims: pltch point and tangent to the basecircles of 40 Fi 1 is an enlarged diagrammatic view of t a g g a s, The normal to these base as 'a specificexample of the invention showing circle tangential points forms, with the line the mating portions of involute spurgears. connecting the centers of the gears, the pres- Fig. 2 is a similar view on a somewhat smaller sure angle as well. Thus the pressure angle scale of the general gear diagram for multideternnnes" the size of the basecircle.

ple mating involute spur gears. The active profile of an involute spur gear 20 has its inception at the base circle and is tererences to the above carries with it the limits minated at the outside circle. as stated.

Circular pitch equals: Driver Driven 6 3.1416

diametml Pimhoima SitlSIIIIII:::::::::::::::::::::: Q5 gil Center distance is the perpendicular dis- 3m drum, Immune 01 pitch X the DP tance between the centers of the two mating gg g if 7 gears, Pitch circle radius OP I OIP, The addendum is the difference between fffifvffifiitfititfg-ai$511551: 191 i 1%" the outside circle radlus and the pitch circle radius.

Circular thickness is the length of an arc Formula for solution of problem: of the pitch circle from one side of the tooth D D to the other side of the same tooth. Solving nver I ,nven Fig. 1 we have: O c o 3 1416 OD OID' Circular pitch 259 XsineA %P 8, 1? XSineA/ B886 circular pitch: tangentB= "Xtangent I .25988 x .96815(cosine of 14%) .25160 PD =BD PD 1 PD= t' lin f, t' l 1 2 i5 '85426; 310 19 A P lus PD i mml); 2:56 :11 in con =5: ;D base circular pitch tact two or more p 1 6 For example BP is the limit of D'P and fg g B 5847 85 33 2 BP 1s the limit of DP or when a case arises '-=o0s A .93266; 21 9' A where D'P is greater than BP or where DP X 25862 4556 B P 1s greifiger than BP the value of BP and BP must used respectivel 6 53 56 2260 I The sum of the circuliir thickness of one I tooth each of both gears must equal the cir- D Pl PD =DD actlve P of 11119 of cular itch less the backlash but not necesqs 353 2 2260 5622 sarily equal to each other. us

5622 p Statement of absurdities 251e0" number The limits used in the diametral pitch, pres- 51977=Sine 31 19' .36081=sine 21 9' .25862=tangent 14 Diametral pitch=12.0884

Pressure angle=14 The following shows limits of variables sure angle, number of teeth, addendum and used insolution of problem. lcirceuilar tliiclrbigesls) in some cases whpn 00ml; in won (1 a su rd. The reason or suc g fi P fg aP 33 1/8 to 100 limits is to include all ractical arrangements regs re 3: 1 S to 90 and applications, an endeavor to express p us) mmus) lfnultip e tooth contact as a mathematical 3.1416 unction. a I so Cucuhu' Pltch OP Tn-f I iflv entipn claimed a pair 0 mating mvo ute spur gears of fi the pinion ar having less than thirty teeth: N as hunts two to 1 mty mmus each of sai gears at all tixlnesh having atflealst two teeth in contact wit t e teeth 0 t e Plt'ch dmmem PD DP other gear and operating on fixed centers,

Addendum==A has limits I: (l plus or minus a limits 0 to 1 to 3.1416

DP DP DP N said h vi 1i of action eater 0 gears a Hg 8. ne 7 gr DP Plus 2A than two and in uall divided b the itch o q 3' y P 3886 circle diameter=BD omt vivitilgithe greateh r length of actlve proe inc u in t e pinion. Pressure angle (B) 2. A pair of mating involute spur gears o1:mu1a for solution of problem All refhaving multlple tooth contact between each Driver Driven PD plus PD active line of action PD plus PD, number of teeth in continuous contact,= I w base circular pitch at least two teeth, but is never integral.

3. A iair of mating involute spur gears as defined y claim 2, wherein the gears operate on a fixed center distance and the smaller %ear has an addendum, length of active prole, and circular thickness ugreater than the larger gear for insuring In tiple tooth contact.

In witness v vhereof I have hereunto aflixed my'signature. J

HUBBARD. 

